glue

Example Sentences

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“This ‘military-bonyad complex’ is the fundamental glue of Iran’s political economy and underpins the state’s economic power,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Mystery vandals have caused almost £40,000 worth of damage to the machines by covering them in glue – weeks before they have had the chance to collect a single charge.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

These binders act like a glue that holds the electrode materials together.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

“My lipstick was glue stick,” she sings in “Lipstuck,” “it sealed my fate, not even able to communicate.”

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

If he flew too high the sun might melt the glue and the wings drop off.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton